Manchester United downs Everton

Manchester United kept their hopes of title alive by defeating Everton in old traford. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace as Man U moved within striking distance of the title leaders Arsenal. Ronaldo opened the scoring with a brilliant shot. The Portuguese midfielder took the ball past Lescott, then faked right and cut left to evade Carsley before putting in a left foot curler that caught Howard off guard as the ball nestled in the back of the net. Great goal! Everton struck immediately in the form of Cahill. He headed a cross from Pienaar. At half time, the two teams went level pegging.
Ronaldo and Tevez missed easy chances to get the lead for Manchester United. Giggs gave two easy chances to Ronaldo but he shot them wide. Ronaldo gets fouled on the edge on the box. The Portuguese takes the freekick but just passes to the centre to the waiting Rooney whose shot just curls over the bar. David Moyes takes Yakubu off and brings on Gravesen as a replacement. Finally, he scored his second goal in the form of penalty. This time it was due to the result of a foul from Pienaar. Finally Man U won 2 -1.

El classico tonight

Spanish Premiera's El classico match is tonight. The two catalian giants Barcelona and Real Madrid fill face each other in Camp Nou. The Catalan giants will be without the injured Lionel Messi for the top-of-the-table showdown, and coach Frank Rijkaard also looks set to leave out Ronaldinho on the bench after the pair exchanged strong words in training on Friday.

If the Brazilian is indeed left out, Rijkaard will hand a starting berth in the game known in Spain as `el clasico' to young Mexico forward Giovani Dos Santos, who impressed as a substitute in last week's 3-0 win at Valencia. As well as Ronaldinho, Deco also looks set to start on the bench, but Thierry Henry returns from injury and could play.

Barcelona have struggled on the road this season, but have won all of their eight league matches at the Nou Camp this term. Despite leading the Primera Liga and producing two five-goal performances on the road (at Villarreal and Valencia), Real Madrid have looked vulnerable on their travels this term. Bernd Schuster's side lost to Espanyol on their last visit to Barcelona in October and were also defeated at Sevilla in early November.